DARCY

Darcy

A darcy and millidarcy are units of permeability, named after Henry Darcy. They are not SI units, but they are widely used in petroleum engineering and geology. Like other measures of permeability, a darcy has the same units as area.

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darcy

Noun

  1. A (non SI) unit of area used in measuring the permeability of porous solids such as powders.


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